Monthly Archives: January 2016

Children born to obese women with diabetes are more than four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder than children of healthy weight mothers without diabetes, new research suggests.

Children born to obese women with diabetes are more than four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder than children of healthy weight mothers without diabetes, new research suggests.

Bile acid is transferred from the mother to the fetus via the placenta to enable the fetus to produce blood stem cells, new research shows. Bile acids are normally found in adults, to help digest food. However, in studies of pregnant mice, researchers found large amounts of bile acids also inside the fetus.

Bile acid is transferred from the mother to the fetus via the placenta to enable the fetus to produce blood stem cells, new research shows. Bile acids are normally found in adults, to help digest food. However, in studies of pregnant mice, researchers found large amounts of bile acids also inside the fetus.

Women who are diagnosed with hypertensive disorders while pregnant are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure in the first year after delivery as women who did not have any pregnancy-related hypertension, according to a new study.

Women who are diagnosed with hypertensive disorders while pregnant are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure in the first year after delivery as women who did not have any pregnancy-related hypertension, according to a new study.

Reproduction is highly dependent on diet and the ability to use nutrients to grow and generate energy. New work dissects the links between metabolism and the development of eggs and may provide a new understanding of human infertility as well as IVF treatment failures.

Reproduction is highly dependent on diet and the ability to use nutrients to grow and generate energy. New work dissects the links between metabolism and the development of eggs and may provide a new understanding of human infertility as well as IVF treatment failures.